settle for

英 [ˈsetl fɔː(r)]

美 [ˈsetl fɔːr]

选择; （尤指）勉强接受，将就

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 选择;(尤指)勉强接受,将就
  If yousettle forsomething, you choose or accept it, especially when it is not what you really want but there is nothing else available.
  1. Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre...
     弗吉尼娅是个完美主义者，她根本不愿意拿任何普普通通毫无特色的东西将就。
  2. England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
     英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。

双语例句

• We reached the hotel late and had to settle for a room without a view.
  我们到旅馆时已很晚，只好勉强要了一间看不到风景的房间。
• England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
  英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。
• I think I'll settle for smaller mugs, thank you!
  我想我会好好解决小茶杯，谢谢！
• I'll settle for an "a" in my photography course.
  我只要摄影课能得“a”就满足了。
• I think we can settle for this outline of the draft resolution.
  决议稿的轮廓可以定下来了。
• So I had to settle for this comment.
  对于这些评论我还是感到挺满足的。
• You spend too much of your life working to settle for a job that does not inspire you.
  你花费了你的毕生的事业去满足一个并不能激发你的工作。
• I'll have to settle for this beastliness.
  我必须把这个该死的问题解决了。
• In that case, you may settle for better compensation or a new job title with added responsibility.
  这样的话，你可能会得到更好的补偿，或者得到新的工作头衔，肩负更重大的责任。
• The water is muddy; let it settle for a while.
  水太浑啦，沉淀一下再用。